Check-hook.



No. 654,582. Y 1- Patented I uly 3|, |900.

. L. .L .Aunsnsm CHECK HOOK.

(Applicqyion lvedllax. 24, 1900.)

(No Model.)

llnrrnn l STATES NPATENT met,

LOUIS J. ANDERSEN, OF DECORAII, IW'i casca-Hook.

srncrontrlon forming part f Lettfs Patntno. 654,582, dated July 31, leoo.

Application meanest 24,1960; stanno. 10,065. (Nomen.)

To @ZZ who/1t it muy concern;- i

Be it known that I, Louis J. ANDEss'Em-aj citizen of the United States, residing at De?"` corah, in the county of Vfinneshiek and State of Iowa, have invented certain new `and use-' ful Improvements in Check-Hooks; and I do` eheap,`though reliably efficient means whereby the checkrein may be safely secured and quickly releasedat will. y

A further object is to previde the body ofmy hook with means to "reinforce" the fiezgible body ofthe gig-saddle. f

Other objects and advantages will bejmade fully apparent inthe following speciieation and the accompanying drawings," infvflie'hA Figure 1 is a perspective view ofmy invention as applied to use uponfthe back-baud or upon a flexible gig-saddle of the usual or any preferred construction. Fig.l2"is1a side elevation of my check-securing device complete and separated from the back-band or gigsaddle. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing' a portion of the body-section broken away, revealing the interior parts thereof. Fig. 4 is. a top plan view of my check-securing device complete.

In orderto conveniently refer to, the Aseveral details of my invention and otherl coperating accessories, gures will be employed, of Which- 1 designates the body portion of my checkhook7 which may be made of any preferred shape, and is partly tubular in order to provide a seat for securing the interior parts, which will be hereinafter particularly referred to. The body-section 1 is preferably integral with the base-section 2, the opposite end of thebase-section being extended upward and shaped to form the curved member or hook 3. To the under side of the base-seo tion thus or otherwise formed I attach to or form integrally therewith the depending anchoring-stern 4 which is threaded at its lower iendand therebyadapted to extend through' suitable aperture provided in the gig-sadidle, where it` may be secured by means of the dockingnut fof. The body-section 1, as above [stated; is partlyA tubular, thereby providing 'the cliainbfcr 6, within which I dispose the controlling-spring 7, designed to encircle the stem 8preferably forming an integral part yof the thumb-piece 9, the latter being provided with the forwardly-extending :linger 10, ldestgned to cooperate with the extreme end of the hook-section 3, it beingunderstood that the meeting ends of said finger and hooklsection are to be properly beveled, as clearly shown in Fig. 1I, in order-to prevent the said finger from moving past the ends ofthe hook.

In order to securely though rotatively anchor the stem 8 in position, I extend the same loosely through darselitalileaperturein the bottom seetion 11; whenl Iplaee on the end of said stern as it protrudes through theV said aper-v ture the Washer 12: The end ofthe stem 8 `may then be upset in the usual way, thereby :Securing'the Washer "12K in placewand preventing the casual withdrawal'pfjthe'stem and at the same time iusurethatlthe thumb-piece 9,

with its 'finger 10, willbe reliably held in its lposition. It will be understood-that the ends of the spring 7 shall be so secured that the finger l0 `will be held normally and tightly against the beveled end of the hook 3, thereby insuring that when the rein is placed within the said hook it "will be reliably Vheld in place until the finger 1Q hasjbeen moved laterally suffi- ,ciently to permitsaid reinto be withdrawn. In order to make the body portion 13 of the gig-saddle of leather, I am able to reinforce said body portion by means of the spring section or member 1d, which is properly shaped or curved, so as to lie snugly in Contact with the outersurface of the bod'yportion, though it will be understood that said spring-section 14.- may be properlyembedded Withinsaid body. In order to more reliably anchor the check-hookin place, I prefer tosecurely attach the body of my hook to the middleportion of said spring 1,4, as by forming an aperture in the spring adapted to receive the stem 4 or otherwise. Each end of the springsection 14 is provided with an aperture 15, designed to receive the stem of one of the turrets 16, and it is clear that said turrets will firmly hold the spring'in place, and thus reliably anchor the check-hook in position on the gig-saddle and at the saine time reinforce the body of the 'saddle When the latter is formed of flexible material.

In Fig. l I have indicated the gig-saddle as being formed of a single metal plate 13, provided in the usual manner with the turrets I6, and it is therefore obvious that my securing device for checkreins may be very reliably anchored in its operative position by upsetting the stem I within a suitable aperture provided in the gig-saddle thus or other- Wise formed and locking the same when so adjusted by means of nut 5, or said nut may be entirely dispensed with by simply upsetting the end of the stem 4 as it protrudes through the plate forming the gig-saddle.

By referring to Figs. 2 and 3 it Will be observed that the thumb-piece 9 is provided With the semispherical cap or cover 17, which is made of proper shape to provide a finish for the body-section l, thereby enabling my attachment to present a desirable appearance and finish, inasmuch as all of the parts may be neatly finished in any preferred Way.

Since the tension of the spring 7 is normally directed toward the end of thehook 3, it will be understood that the linger l0 will be disposed tightly against the said end, thereby reliably securing the strap placed in the keeping of the said hook-section. When it is desired. to secure the rein, the thumb-piece 9 is so manipulated that linger IO will be moved laterally out of contact with the end of hook 3, When the rein may be readily dropped in place. By releasing the thumb-piece the spring 7 Will force the finger l0 tightly against the end of the hook 3, thereby locking the rein in a secure position. If desired, the spring-section 14 may be dispensed with and the body of my check-hook attached directly to the gig-saddle by the stem 4, and I therefore desire to employ said spring 14 or entirely omit it7 as I may lind most desirable in practice.

Vhile I have described the preferred construction of my improved securing device, it Will be understood that I desire to comprehend in this application all such equivalents I thereof as may fall fairly Within the scope of :my invention. I do not therefore Wish to be strictly coniined to the exact showing herein made.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The herein-described check-hook cornprising a body portion; a hook-section 3; a thumb-piece having a linger designed to cooperate With the end of said hook and suitable means to hold said finger normally in engagement with said hook, in combination with a curved spring 11i secured to said body and having an aperture in each end, all combined substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

2. A check-hook having a tubular portion and a forwardly-extending hook-section; a thumb-piecehaving a stem extending through the body portion; a spring surrounding said stem;v a finger carried by said thumb-piece and designed to cooperate with the end of said hook whereby through the action of said spring the said finger Will be held normally in engagement With the end of said hook substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a gig-saddle having a flexible body, of a check-hook comprising a body portion, a base having a spring secured thereto adapted to reinforce said flexible body, a hook-section 3, a th umh-piece having a finger designed to cooperate with said hook, and means to hold said ingernormally in contact With the free end ofsaid hook, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The herein-described check-hook for harness, comprisinga body-section; aspringsection la; a base; a hook-section and an anchoring-stem in combination with a thumbpiece having a forwardly-extending finger, the free end of which is beveled to cooperate With the end of the said hook and a controlling-spring designed to actuate said thumbpiece and finger and hold the latter in such a position that said hook will be normally closed, all combining substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LOUIS J. ANDERSEN.

Witnesses:

B. HARMON, M. A. HARMON.

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